Broiler mechanism



Afig. 24, 1943. c. KLEIN 2,327,354

BROILER MECHANISM Filed Jan. 17, 1941 426 12 (5 ll' 4 7 E 14 q" f I IINVENTOR Clam-(e: KZez, at

5% ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 24, 1943 V shorten MEGHA-NISM' ohm-1851mm,Brooklyn,

Application; January-1'7, 1941; Serial-No. 374399 I scream. (outs-tThis'invention relates-to new and? useful improvements in a side burnerstove.

More particularly; the invention proposes the construction in a stove;of a hollowcasing having: a h-roi-lihg compartment open at the top, I

heat-ersm'ounted uponthe, sides of; saidbroili'ng compartment; andmechanisrm for' supporting a piece-of" meat, or otherfoocl: to hebroiled. within said broiling compartmentoetween' said" heater tillfurther the invention proposes an. ar-

rangement b rwhich' the piece of'ineat" or other food may'be' adjustedto various" elevated positions. within. said. broiling" comp rtm'ent. V

Anotherobi ect'ofthe invention is to construct a stoveprovid'ed' with aplurality of'hroiling com.- partments and meat 7 supportimgv devices asmentioned above. V

Anotherobject of'the inventionis to construct a stove that is providedwithgrilles between the broiling compartments. It is alsocontemplated toprovide. hurnersupon whillh fbods may be boiled. V v

Stillfurther the invention proposes to so;con.- struct the stove. as tohave roasting and, baking compartments in addition to the oroil'ingcom.- partment previously mentioned."

For further comprehension Ofthe invention, andof the oojectsandadvantages thereof, reference willbe hadjto the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novelfeatures'ofthe invention are more particularly set, forth.

the accompanying. drawing forming a ma tier al'p'art of. this.disclosure:

1 is. a perspective View ofa stove constructed. in accordance. with thisinvention.

Fig, 2C is a fragmentary vertical; sectional View ':n on the line22oi'.Fig.. I. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary transverse, vertical sectionalview taken on. the. line. of Ei'g..2..

Fig. l is av fragmentary enlargedverticallsectional view taken ontheline. ie-4; ct. Fig; 21

Fig.5 is aperspective. view of one. otithe gripping devices for holding.the piecefoi meat. or other food. in the broiling. compartment.

Fig. 6 is a perspectiveview of one, of the sup.- port elements which is.used to support the, grippingmeans shown.in.Fig..5..

The. stove, in. accordance with this. invention, includes a ho lowcasingv lfli with a. transparent front panel. Hi and plurality of.broiling compartments. H which are open at. the. too atv the areas, HAmember i isreniovahly moi". rd in. the open tops: H? of. each. of.tlie. broiling com.- partments-,. and has. a top portion li'l extendingalong the said open top. H and a pairof, spaced hollcw'side portions i2'(see'Fig, 2) depending from the. top portion IZ 'and having opposedvertical: slots 13: A supportielement, I i projects from each slot. i3.Means is provided for adjusting the support" elements mam variouselevated positions; and. this adjusting means includes; endless membersIt mountedtinga certain way within the hollow side portions 35.. Meansis. also provided for gripping apiece of meat or other food to. hebroiled; indicated. generally on jthefdrawing by reference numeral E15.This aneans-is'normally mountedlon two support ele:

inents- M1.

The hollow. casing I9. is supported on. a pluralit'y of l'egs. Ll. It isprovided with a removable-hood l8 extended acrossthetjop thereof fordeflecting the. heated air and. fumes. released by the oven. A removablegrille I9 is arranged upon the top of the stove between. each pair: ofthe members 12; that is, at areas. betweenv the hroilingwompartinents H.Attheextreme right thetop. o f the stove is providedwith several"11emovabl'e burners ZU'WhlCi'i may be usedfor boiling purposes. .Thebody H3. is provided with a plurality of roasting, and bakingcompartments 2 r havingthe usual burners or heaters, not illustratedonthe-drawing, Eachcompartmentll is ac. essihle front the rear. side ofthe casing 10. This rearside is provided. with. a plurality of doorsz lcontrolling the accessibility ofthe roast.- ing' and" baking,compartments. 21'.

Within each roasti'ngandbaking compartment 2i! there are the: usualigrooved wall. brackets. 2'3 for supporting the usual grilles,- pans andother implements used within roasting and baking compartments. A drippan 24 is. removably mounted in thebottoinof. each. roasting and oakingcompartment Each brciling compartment H is also provided witha removabledrip pantfi.

Thezmemfoer I2" is substantially of inverted U.. shaped construction wthe top, portion. l2 thereoi comprising the oining. section between thearms: I'Z thereof; A rod extends. through the top portion Hi andprojects fr. m the rear and is provided with a handle 213 by; whiohthemember (2" may be bodily'liftedout, of. the. N w ing. compartment. H.Moreover, the handle. 2.? may he utilizedfor turning thelrod Zhforreasons which will become clear as this, specificationnro- .ceeds. g

A gear 23'is mounted uponeach end portion 0 the rod. 25 within. thehollow topv portion 12 at points. superimposed. above; the. hollow side.porrtions 1,2 9. The-gears..2B.meshwithgears 291120:-

tatively supported on side walls of the side portions [2 These gears 29are coaxially connected with sprockets 35 over which the endlesselements or chains I pass. The bottom ends of the endless chains I5engage over idler sprockets 3| rotatively supported on the walls of theside portions I2 Guide elements 32 are mounted Within the casing I0, onthe front and rear walls thereof, and serve to guide the said hollowside portions I2 to slide vertically relative to said guide elements.The arrangement is such that the tracks 32 facilitate the removal of themembers I2 and facilitate their re-engagement in proper positions withinthe broiling compartments II.

The support elements I4 have shank portions 35 which extend through theslots I3 in the opposed walls of the side portions I2 These shanks 35are fixedly connected with one point or with one of the links of theendless elements I5 which preferably comprise chains. The side portionsof the chains I5 extend along the lengths of the slots I3. Thearrangement is such that the handle 2'! may be turned to move'the chainsI5 which in turn raise or lower the support elements I4.

The means I6 for gripping a piece of meat or other food comprises a pairof parallel bars 35 and 31 which are connected at one of their ends by ahinge construction 38 and are releasably connected at their other endsby a latch device 39. A plurality of sharp pointed elements 45 projectinwardly from adjacent faces of the bars 36 and 31 and are adapted togrip the food which is to be supported. A plurality of insulated handles45 project from the bars 36 and 3'! for placing or removing these bars.The ends of the bars 36 and 3! are adapted to engage the sup portelements I4 which are in the form of receiving buckets.

Each broiling compartment H has heaters 4i mounted on its sides. Theseheaters may be operated with electricity, gas, etc., and should be ofsufficient size to heat and broil food at the grille I9.

The operation of the device is as follows:

When it is desired to broil a piece of food, one of the members I2 isremoved by gripping its handle 21 and lifting the same to remove themember from its position. Then the gripping means I6 is removed from thesupport elements I4 and is locked on to the food. It is placed back intoposition, and the member I2 is re-engaged in position in the broilingcompartment. The handle 21 may be rotated to indirectly cause theelevation of the support elements I4 to be changed so as to properlyposition the food in relation to the heaters 4|.

It is to be understood that size and proportion of the bakingcompartment 2| may be changed as desired, and the heating units may beat either side of these compartments with suitable insulations.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the class described having a broiling compartment withan open top and vertical guide members extended downwards from said opentop and mounted on opposed walls of said broiling compartment, aninverted U-shaped member of hollow construction having a top portionextending along and closing the open top of said broiling compartmentand side arms de pending from the ends of said top portion and slidablyengaging said guide members, and means for supporting a piece of meatbetween the side arms of said U-shaped member to depend verticallywithin said broiling compartment.

2. In a device of the class described having a broiling compartment withan open top and vertical guide members extended downwards from said opentop and mounted on opposed walls of said broiling compartment, aninverted U-shaped member of hollow construction having a top portionextending along and closing the open top 01' said broiling compartmentand side arms depending from the ends of said top portion and slidablyengaging said guide members, and means for supporting a piece of meatbetween the side arms of the said U-shaped member to depend verticallywithin said broiling compartment, said means, comprising supportelements mounted on the inner faces of said side arms and directedtowards each other, and a member for gripping and holding a piece ofmeat and having its ends resting on said support elements.

3. In a device of the class described having a broiling compartment withan open top and vertical guide members extended downwards from said opentop and mounted on opposed walls of said broiling compartment, aninverted U-shaped member of hollow construction having a top portionextending along and closing the open top of said broiling compartmentand side arms depending from the ends of said top portion and slidablyengaging said guide members, and means for supporting a piece of meatbetween the side arms of said U-shaped member to depend verticallywithin said broiling compartment, said means, comprising supportelements mounted on the inner faces of said side arms and directedtowards each other, a member for gripping and holding a piece of meatand having its ends resting on said support elements, and means forchanging the elevation of said support elements relative to the sidearms of said U-shaped member for supporting said piece of meat at adesired elevation within said broiling compartment.

4. In a device of the. class described having a broiling compartmentwith an open top and vertical guide members extended downwards from saidopen top and mounted on opposed walls of said broiling comparment, aninverted U- shaped member of hollow construction having a top portionextending along and closing the open top of said broiling compartmentand side arms depending from the ends of said top portion and slidablyengaging said guide members, and means for supporting a piece of meatbetween the side arms of said U-shaped member to depend verticallywithin said broiling compartment, said means, comprising supportelements mounted on the inner faces of said side arms and. directedtowards each other, a member for gripping and holding a piece of meatand having its ends resting on said support elements, and means forchanging the elevation of said support elements relative to the sidearms of said U-shaped member for supporting said piece of meat at adesired elevation within said broiling compartment, said latter means,comprising a shaft rotatively extended through the top portion of saidshaft above said side arms, sprockets mounted on said sidearms adjacentsaid gears, gears mounted concentric with said sprockets and meshingwith said gears for causing said sprockets to rotate as said shaft isturned, idler sprockets rotativeiy supported on the bottom ends of saidside arms,

and sprocket chains engaged over said sprockets and upon which saidsupport elements are mounted.

5. In a device of the class described having a broiling compartment withan open top and v rtical guide members extended downwards from said opentop and mounted on opposed walls of said broiling compartment, aninverted U-shaped member of hollow construction having a top portionextending along and closing the open top of said broiling compartmentand side arms depending from the endsof said top portion and slideablyengaging said guide members, and means for supporting a piece of meatbetween the side arms of said U-shaped member to depend verticallywithin said broiling compartment, said means, comprising supportelements mounted on the inner faces of said side arms and directedtowards each other and a member for gripping and holding a piece of meatand having its ends resting on said support elements, and means forchanging the elevation of said support elements relative to the sidearms of said U-shaped member for supporting said piece of meat at adesired elevation within said broiling compartment, said latter means,comprising a shaft rotatively extended through the top portion of saidinverted U-shaped member, spaced gears mounted on said shaft above saidside arms, sprockets mounted on said side arms adjacent said gears,gears mounted concentric with said sprockets and meshing with said gearsfor causing said sprockets to rotate as said shaft is turned, idlersprockets rotatively supported on the bottom ends ,of said side arms,and sprocket chains engaged over said sprockets and upon which saidsupport elements are mounted, said gripping and holding member,comprising a pair of slightly spaced parallel bars pivotally connectedtogether at one of their ends, a latch connecting together at one oftheir ends, said bars, and means mounted on the adjacent inner faces ofsaid bars for engaging a piece of meat.

6. In a device of the class described having a broiling compartment withan open top and vertical guide members extended downwards from said opentop and mounted on opposed walls of said broiling compartment, aninverted U-shaped member of hollow construction having a top portionextending along and closing the open top of said broiling compartmentand side arms depending from the ends of said top portion and slidablyengaging said guide members, and means for supporting a piece of meatbetween the side arms of said U-ohaped member to depend verticallywithin said broiling compartment, said means, comprising supportelements mounted on the inner faces of said side arms and directedtowards each other, and a member for gripping and holding a piece ofmeat and having its ends resting on said support elements, said grippingand holding member, comprising a pair of slightly spaced parallel barspivotally connected together at one of their ends, a latch connectingtogether the other ends of said bars, and means mounted on the adjacentinner faces of said bars for engaging a piece of meat, said lattermeans, comprising a plurality of cooperative pairs of pointed elementsmounted on said bars.

CHARLES KLEIN.

